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Toy Box Leadership Leadership Lessons from the Toys You Loved as a Child Ron Hunter Creativity-it only happens when you let go. A yo-yo doesn’t work if you just hold it, you must release it so it can spin and have the freedom to explore. Live outside the box! Creativity is dormant until released – just like a yo-yo. A yo-yo comes back full circle – creativity and great ideas need landing gear and wings. Sometimes you have to rewind the yo-yo to regenerate and get back to your focus. A leader is most closely watched in the moments following a failure. Failure is a fact of life; not necessarily the final fact. Staying down is not an option. Leaders find their center of balance through determination, purpose, and support. THE LEADING DEACON | 17